ABOUT

Xanthe Murphy is a ceramic and object designer who graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Design (Honours) in 2018. During her studies, Murphy undertook training in product design at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, before going on to complete the JamFactory’s Associate Program in the Ceramic Studio in 2020. Her work has been included as a finalist in the Australian Design Centres Workshopped20, VIVID20 and was named joint winner of Denfair Front Centre 2020.

Xanthe’s multidisciplinary training in ceramics, textiles and object design has given her a uniquely diverse practice. Her work is centred around the question of how to be a sustainable designer in times of mass consumerism, creating work that walks the line between decorative and functional, her ethos being to promote longevity.